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<p>Erik Arneson will become the new executive director of the Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records Gov. Tom Corbett announced Friday.</p><p>Arneson will replace Terry Mutcher, the office’s first director who is stepping down to join the law firm Pepper Hamilton in Philadelphia where she will head a government transparency practice.</p><p>In 2006, Arneson&nbsp;joined the staff of Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R- Delaware County) as communications and policy director. There, he helped develop the Right-to-Know Law and the office of Office of Open Records.</p>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:25:26 +0000Michael Lynch41575 at http://wesa.fmShakeup In PA Senate GOP Leadershiphttp://wesa.fm/post/shakeup-pa-senate-gop-leadership
<p>State Senate Republicans have a new majority leader for the first time in eight years.</p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Consolas; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "><p>Sen. Jake Corman (R-Centre) will lead the 30-member caucus for the next two-year legislative session along with Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati of Jefferson County, who was re-elected to his post Wednesday.</p><p>Corman ousted Senator Dominic Pileggi&nbsp;(R-CHester), who had been criticized for not advancing conservative policies, and who many say has clashed with Scarnati.</p>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:35:01 +0000Mary Wilson38727 at http://wesa.fmPileggi Proposes Property Tax Freeze for Senior Citizenshttp://wesa.fm/post/pileggi-proposes-property-tax-freeze-senior-citizens
<p>Multiple pieces of legislation have been introduced to take on the burden of school property taxes.<br /><br />The Senate Finance Committee is holding a public hearing on Tuesday regarding one of the bills, Senate and House Bill 76, which would eliminate school property taxes and replace them with a combination of personal income and sales taxes.<br /><br />Erik Arneson, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware), said the Independent Fiscal Office plans to address a number of very serious complications with the defeated bill at the hearing.<br />Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:35:59 +0000Jessica Nath18127 at http://wesa.fmLawmakers Say Time Nearly Up For Mulling Medicaid Expansionhttp://wesa.fm/post/lawmakers-say-time-nearly-mulling-medicaid-expansion
<p>Legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle in the state Senate are noting the time is fast approaching to make a final decision about a potential expansion of Medicaid.<br><br>For months, the Corbett administration has insisted that the door is not closed to such a move.<br><br>Senate Republican Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi - not exactly a public cheerleader for the move - said last week the governor needs to decide soon whether he'll allow hundreds of thousands more Pennsylvanians to enroll in the program.<br>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:30:03 +0000Mary Wilson9421 at http://wesa.fmCorbett Hesitant to Rank Legislative To-Do Listhttp://wesa.fm/post/corbett-hesitant-rank-legislative-do-list
<p>Gov. Tom Corbett is reluctant to pull any legislative issue from the very top of his crowded agenda.<br><br>But other legislative leaders appear more than happy to do it for him.<br><br>The governor has said he wants four things done before lawmakers leave for their summer recess: a budget, liquor privatization, a transportation funding package and an approved overhaul of the state’s two pension plans and the debt that comes with them. &nbsp;<br><br>Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said the pension issue, however, is looking too complex and controversial to tackle by July.<br>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:57:52 +0000Mary Wilson & WESA Staff9345 at http://wesa.fm